This is a digital copy of a recording made by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich that he calls "My Short Biography." This is a copy of a section of a longer recording. The original digital copy is made from a 2 sided magnetic reel to reel tape and is approximately 27 minutes in duration. The original reel is undated, but from comments made on the recording it is believed to have been recorded in 1966 or 1967. To hear the entire recording, click here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10975 . This section lasts approximately 6 minutes. In this part, he speaks about his early life from his birth in Luga, Russia and the influence of his older brother on his decision to go into research and medical school though his ti...